How to make a simple Beaded Bib Necklace - Jewellery Step by Step
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How to make a simple Beaded Bib Necklace - Jewellery Step by Step
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How to make a simple Beaded Bib Necklace - Jewellery Step by Step
Designed by: Paula Ziemska
Difficulty: Beginner
It gives Paula great joy to bring you this splendid tutorial for a delicate bib necklace. A beautiful necklace that will sit perfectly with your favourite dress, t-shirt or suit... it all depends on the colours and bead finish you choose. You will have enough beads to make 3 of these so it's pretty cost effective too <3 So grab your needles and Lets Stitch!
Materials required:
- Tile beads - Preciosa Press Twin Hole Tile Square or Miyuki Tila Beads (TL)
- Matubo Ginko™ Beads (GKO)
- Firepolish 3mm (FP)
- CZECHMATES™ / Daggers - Preciosa Pressed Glass Thorn Beads would make a good substitute (DGR)
- TOHO™ Round Beads in sizes: 15/0, 11/0, 8/0 (TH)
- Beading Needle
- Beading Thread
- Jump Rings - 4 - 5mm
- Lobster Clasp
- Chain
- Scissors
- Pliers
Remember that our tutorials are mainly designed to teach you technique and bring inspiration, so your jewellery doesn't have to look exactly like the one in the tutorial. Don't be afraid to experiment with shapes and colours.
Please note that the colours for the products illustrated in the image above may not match the 'Products List'.
Designed by Paula Ziemska - April 2017
Step 1
To start - we cut about 80 cm of thread.
We thread one end on the needle and on the other end we tie a TH11 / 0 bead that will be used as a stopper. We leave about 10/15 cm of thread behind the stopper.
Step 2
Thread the needle:
3x TH 8/0 -> TL -> TH8 / 0 -> TL -> TH8 / 0 -> And so until you reach 8 TL beads. After the last one we give 3x TH8 / 0 again.
Step 3
We stick the needle into the upper hole of the last TL bead.
Then add one TH11 / 0 bead between the others.
Step 4
When we get to the end, go through 3 TH 8/0 beads and TL bead and stretch the thread. Then stick the needle into the nearest TH8 / 0 bead.
Take a TH15 / 0 bead -> TH11 / 0 -> TH15 / 0 on the needle and then stick it in the same TH8 / 0 bead from which the thread comes out.
We move on to the next one (going through the TL bead) and repeat the entire previous process.
We have added 7 picots. Now we go through the last TL bead and 3 TH8 / 0 beads and we should reach the point where our two strands meet. We make a knot, pull off the stopper, thread a shorter thread on the needle and pass it through a few beads and cut it. Now we only work with one thread.
Step 5
We pass the thread only through the row of TL and TH11 / 0 beads and we come to the first TH15 / 0 that appeared in our work. We stick a needle in it and go to the TH11 / 0 bead.
Step 6
Take 1x TH15 / 0 -> GKO (ginko) -> 7x TH15 / 0, enter the second hole of the GKO bead and take 1x TH15 / 0.
Stick the needle into the neighbouring picot - into the TH11 / 0 bead. Repeat the manoeuvre until you add 6 GKO beads.
Then stick the needle into the TH15 / 0 bead, make the reel upwards passing through TL and TH11 / 0 beads and go back to the beginning of our work. Now we are going to add FP beads (firepolish).
Step 7
We guide the needle so that it goes through 7 TH15 / 0 beads which are decorated with GKO beads. We thread FP and insert the needle into the next row of TH15 / 0 beads (going through all of them. And this is how we add 5 FP beads.
Step 8
We go back to the beginning of our work by going through the top of the necklace with only thread and again we come to the point of 7 TH15 / 0 beads decorating our GKO.
This time, however, we hit the middle (fourth).
Leaving it, take 3 TH15 / 0 beads -> DGR (daggers) -> 3 x TH15 / 0 and stick into the adjacent top TH15 / 0 bead.
In the next move, we get 4x TH15 / 0 -> DGR -> 4x TH15 / 0.
In the next 5x -> TH15 / 0 -> DGR -> 5x TH15 / 0.
The penultimate is 4x TH15 / 0 -> DGR -> 4x TH15 / 0.
And the last one (as you probably already guessed) 3x TH15 / 0 -> DGR -> 3xx TH15 / 0.
We finish the work going through the remaining TH15 / 0. We go through the next beads on the way and only when our work holds up we cut the thread.
Step 9
Almost ready. Undoubtedly, the more difficult part is behind us.
Now we assemble the links with the chain, choose the appropriate length for us and well....
Step 10
... it's ready to wear!
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